Kaiser Wilhelm

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1864

Origin

Germany

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 13.5 °Bx
Fruit height: 74.0 mm
Fruit width: 83.3 mm

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

Kaiser Wilhelm is a large German apple from 1864 with a Golden Reinette parent. The fruit features dry, subacid flesh and keeps well in cold storage. It is suitable for both eating fresh and cooking, typically harvested in October and used through March.

Flavor & Texture

subaciddry

Best Uses

fresh_eatingcooking

Lineage

Parents

Annie Elizabeth Golden Reinette Peasgood's Nonsuch Harberts Reinette

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589564
UK National Fruit Collection: 3129
Wikidata: Q1721545